New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-09

The very act OF the nomination OF Matthews was IN
Keeping with tho dc- o bridge the bloody chasm ny The
OF the fact that the Democracy was the
true friend OF the The Republican party hs never
been his friend. except for gain ami I'm rcnouncins Mat
thews has shown tho cloven foot of Its hypocrsy-A
lanta Constitution
II tho Democracy is the true friend Of the negro,
when did IL begin to show its friendship Was
1t in protesting and plotting against tho Emanci-
patton Proclamation? Was It in declaring that
proclamation null and void 4? Was b in pronounc-
ing the War for the Union failure? Was 10 in
resist pg in the Legislatures OF the several States
the constitution amendments guaranteeing the
| results OF the war, and especially the abolition
Of slavery Was II In organizing the Ku kluX
Khan Was II in boldly defending or cowardly
apoloCzing for the Chlsolm and the Matthews
massacresp Was ID in framing laws TO cheat the
| negro voters when murder had lost its zcstp Or
was IL merely in this Particular case, In demand
ing the resi nation OF Frederick DOUGLASS n con
| spicuously able and upright negro. who lived III
| the District, in order to make room for noGIO
not consI icuously able or upright, who ola not
| 1.-Two In tho Districtp
There are more bright things says "Thc
| Troy Telegram, "prnted every day in the country
press Of Ncw-Yorll State than appear in a year
| in the New-Yorlx papers, Rather than seem I'M
necessarily harsh will not "Ihe Telegram con
sent to amend It's assertion Ivy striking out year
and inserting eleven monthsP
| Governor iii having accepted an invitation to
address the Democracy of Brooklyn on Washing
tons Birthday, "1he Eagle" of that city remarks
- There are so many respects in which Governor
Hin resembles General Washington that no man
could have been invited to deliver the address
who would have invested the occasion TO n
greater degree with the interest which such re-
semblanco must supply David b. Hill AMI
George Washington resembling each other
Henry said the old woman 10 the small boy.
Il never see but you make me think of your
fathcr-you're so unlike him.
When the Park Commissioners make such rules
AS TO exclude from the ice in Central Park
skaters wearing ordinary snow-shoe or toboggan
costumes they are acting not only in an indie
tensibe but also in an extremely ridiculous man
Der.
Porch was backwoods lawyer from Missouri, without
a single qualification for his placeignoran ilterate,
mnconih and. it plainly appeared. also An There
never reason for giving him an office OF such i'm
porancs 5 h "r Wa are %
that this and disgrace has mt last aaed
Porch Consul-iencral" II thing Of the past lie has
bsen bounced" His successor, certain Mr.. More.
also a sIissourinn, Is said. MS far special knowledge
goes to be UNFIT rs Porch. but there can hardly bc
doubt that he has more common and OF de-
cency-lIhe Evening Post
Tut tut Boih appointments were made by
that supcrfne Reform Administration whose
praises you are never weary of singing. 1t will
never do TO refer TO Of the Presidents di-
plomatists as baclwoods lawyer and an ass
a nuisance and a disgrace nor viii il 10 to con-
denim his successor with fine irony ny "a certain
Mr. More The vicisstudcs OF Mugwump
diplomacy, we are aware, have been painful es-
pecally when journals OF its own stripe turned
against il with Characteristic bla, xsuardisn.
But, Heaven save us don't dcnouncc the Admin
istrations appointments with such fcrocty Of man.
ner The Reform President dug out Of the
Missouri bog both Porch and More
To whom II may concern: Partisan mcnng
erie proprietor is accustomed to deposit his re-
ceipts for tho day in leather bag. the bag in
turn being deposited in the middle of cage con-
tanning full grown lion whose temper is under
stood to DO somewhat acidulated The result il
that that mcnagcrie proprietor goes TO rest with